Mĕrops, ŏpis, m., = Μέροψ.
I A king of Ethiopia, husband of Clymene, and reputed to be the father of Phaëthon , Ov. M. 1, 763; id. Tr. 3, 4, 30.—
II A king of the isle of Cos, from whose name its inhabitants in early times were called Meropes, Quint. 8, 6, 71.—
III A Roman proper name , Inscr. Mur. 887, 5.